HOLLYWOOD MOVIES 2009

BRIDE WARS
Comedy Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Candice Bergen January 9, 2009 Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) are best friends who since childhood have planned every detail of their respective weddings. At the top of their bridal "must have" list a ceremony at !ew "or#$s ultimate bridal destination% the &la'a Hotel. !ow% at age ()% they$re both about to get married* they$re about to reali'e their dreams* and they$re about to live happily ever after. +r maybe not... ,hen a clerical error causes a clash in wedding dates - they$re now to be married on the same date. Liv% Emma and their lifelong friendship are put to the ultimate test. Liv% a successful lawyer who is used to getting what she wants% including the perfect /ob and the perfect man% won$t settle for anything less than the perfect wedding she has dreamed of for years. Emma% a schoolteacher who has always been good at ta#ing care of others% but not so much in loo#ing after herself% discovers her inner 0ride'illa and comes out swinging when her own dream wedding is imperiled. !ow% the two best friends who$d do anything for each other% find themselves in a no-holdsbarred% ta#e-no-prisoners struggle that threatens to erupt into allout war.

UNDERWORLD 3: THE RISE OF THE LYCANS

Action, Ad!enture, Horror, %hriller "ichael Sheen, Bill &ighy, 'hona "itra January 2(, 2009 1his pre7uel story delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires% #nown as 8eath 8ealers% and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A young Lycan% Lucian (4ichael 9heen)% emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against :i#tor (0ill !ighy)% the cruel vampire #ing who has persecuted them for hundreds of years. Lucian is /oined by his secret lover% the beautiful vampire 9on/a (;hona 4itra)% in his battle to free the Lycans from their brutal enslavement.

INKHEART
Ad!enture, )amily, )antasy Brendan )raser, *aul Bettany, Jim Broad+ent, Helen "irren January 2(, 2009 4o <olchart (<raiser) drags his daughter 4eggie (0ennet) all around the world. At the last home% an old enigmatic ac7uaintence of 4o$s shows up named 8ustfinger (0ettany). All of a sudden the ne6t morning 4o pac#s up and leaves with 4eggie without telling her what is going on. 1hey travel to 4eggie$s =reat Aunt Eleanor$s (4irren) house to stay at. 1hen one night a bunch of thugs arrive at the house and #idnap 4o to ta#e him to see 3apricorn% a cruel and evil dictator. 4eggie soon finds out that 4o has the ability to read characters out of boo#s. 1he only drawbac# is that when he brings something out of a story% something must go bac# in to replace it. 1his is how 4eggie lost her mother 1heresa and 3apricorn and 8ustfinger are characters from a boo# called 2n#heart. 8etermined to get 4o bac#% 4eggie sets out with Eleanor to 3apricorn$s village. However% in short of arriving there% both women are also abducted and loc#ed up with 4o. 8ustfinger soon comes to the rescue and smuggles them out with a boy who also came out of a boo# named <arid. !ow the group of them must find away to get another copy of 2n#heart to send 3apricorn and his thieves bac# into its pages.

BUTTERFLY EFFECT: REVELATION

Horror Chris Carmack, Shawntay Dalon, Sonya A A!akian January 9, 2009 A young man discovers he has inherited the powers of "1he 0utterfly Effect" and attempts to solve the mystery of his high school girlfriend$s death using his newfound ability% only to unwittingly unleash a vicious serial #iller.

THE PINK PANTHER 2

PAUL BLART: MALL COP Comedy Ke!in James, Jayma "ays, Shirley Knight January #$, 2009 2n 3olumbia &ictures$ comedy "&aul 0lart 4all 3op"% Kevin 5ames stars as the title character% a single% suburban dad% trying to ma#e ends meet as a security officer at a !ew 5ersey mall. 1hough no one else ta#es his /ob seriously% &aul considers himself on the front lines of safety. ,hen a heist shuts down the megaple6% 5ersey$s most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day. Comedy Ste!e "artin, Jean 'eno, ,mily "ortimer, Andy -arcia, John Cleese, Al.red "olina, "olly Sims, Aishwarya 'ai, /uki "atsu0aki )e+ruary $, 2009 9teve 4artin reprises his role as the bumbling 2nspector 5ac7ues 3louseau in the modern-day farce. 5ohn 3leese will play chief inspector 8reyfus in the film. =arcia% 4olina and ;ai have signed on as detectives and e6perts who /oin forces with 3louseau to catch the thief who has been stealing artifacts around the world.

HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU

3omedy% ;omance Ben A..leck, Jenni.er Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jenni.er Connelly, Ke!in Connolly, Scarlett Johansson, Justin 1ong )e+ruary $, 2009 0ased on the best-selling boo# by =reg 0ehrendt and Li' 1uccillo. 1he 0altimoreset movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior. 5ennifer 3onnelly plays a woman stuc# in a tired marriage with 3ooper$s character. Kevin 3onnolly% meanwhile% is a man pining after a woman% still not cast% who is having an affair with 3ooper. =oodwin is a young woman obsessed with Kevin 3onnolly$s character who tries to set up accidental meetings with him only to run across his friend% played by Long% who ta#es her on as a "4y <air Lady" e6periment. 0arrymore plays a woman perpetually confused by dating% now more than ever in a culture that is more obsessed with technology than actual human contact.

FRIDAY THE 13TH

Horror Jared *adalecki, Derek "ears, Amanda 'ighetti, Danielle *ana+aker, %ra!is 4an 5inkle, Aaron /oo, Adam )in+erg, &ick "ennell, Jonathan Sadowski )e+ruary #(, 2009 9earching for his missing sister% 3lay heads up to the eerie woods of legendary 3rystal La#e where he stumbles on the crea#y remains of rotting old cabins that lie in wait behind moss-covered trees. And that$s not the only thing hiding under the brush. Against the advice of police and cautions from the locals% 3lay pursues what few leads he has with the help of a young woman he meets among a group of college #ids up for an all-thrills wee#end. 0ut they are about to find much more than they bargained for. Little do they #now% they$ve entered the domain of one of the most terrifying specters in American film history - the infamous #iller who haunts 3rystal La#e armed with a ra'or-sharp machete...5ason :oorhees.

THE INTERNATIONAL FANBOYS

Ad!enture, Comedy, Drama Sam Huntington, Chris "ar2uette, Dan )ogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Carrie )isher )e+ruary $, 2009 2n this riotous new road movie from producer Kevin 9pacey% a group of friends who are avid 9tar ,ars fans travel west to see the Holly =rail of all sci-fi movies% "9tar ,ars Episode 2." 1he year is >??? and for these death star dor#s% the 9tar ,ars films are more than /ust movies* they are a way of life. 9o% after one of the group ta#es sic# it is nothing short of a moral imperative that the friends brea# into =eorge Lucas$ 9#ywal#er ;anch to watch the seminal scifi picture together before its release. Enlisting the help of an estranged friend% who has traded in his 8arth :ader mas# for a proper day /ob% the adventure lays way to some e6tremely funny situations% including an outrageous brawl with some hard-core 1re##ies. Action, %hriller Armin "ueller6Stahl, Cli!e 7wen, &aomi 5atts, 8lrich %homsen, Br9an ) 7:Byrne )e+ruary #(, 2009 2n 1he 2nternational% a gripping thriller% 2nterpol Agent Louis 9alinger (3live +wen) and 4anhattan Assistant 8istrict Attorney Eleanor ,hitman (!aomi ,atts) are determined to bring to /ustice one of the worldCs most powerful ban#s. Dncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities% 9alinger and ,hitman follow the money from 0erlin to 4ilan to !ew "or# to 2stanbul. <inding themselves in a highsta#es chase across the globe% their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at ris# as their targets will stop at nothing even murder - to continue financing terror and war. 8irected by 1om 1y#wer (;un Lola ;un) from an original screenplay written by Eric 9inger% 1he 2nternational is being shot on location in =ermany and throughout Europe.

CORALINE
Animation Dakota )anning, %eri Hatcher, Dawn )rench, Jenni.er Saunders, 3an "cShane )e+ruary $, 2009 A high-definition stop-motion animated feature - the first to be originally filmed in @-8 - with spectacular 3= effects% based on !eil =aiman$s international best-selling boo#. A young girl (8a#ota <anning) wal#s through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. +n the surface% this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life - only much better. 0ut when this wondrously off-#ilter% fantastical adventure turns dangerous% and her counterfeit parents (including +ther 4other A1eri HatcherB) try to #eep her forever% 3oraline must count on her resourcefulness% determination% and bravery to get bac# home - and save her family.

STREET FIGHTER: LEGEND OF CHUN-LI

Action, Ad!enture Kristin Kreuk, "ichael Clarke Duncan, &eal "cDonough, %a+oo, Chris Klein, "oon Bloodgood, ,dmund Chen, Cheng *ei *ei, Josie Ho, 'o+in Shou )e+ruary 2;, 2009 "9treet <ighter" is a live-action feature film based on 3apcom$s video game. 1he new film is focused on female fighter 3hun Li and her /ourney for /ustice. 9treet <ighter main characters% ;yu and Ken will not be in this movie.

WATCHMEN
Ad!enture, "ystery *atrick 5ilson, Jackie ,arle Haley, "atthew -oode, Billy Crudu<, Je..rey Dean "organ, "alin Akerman "arch $, 2009 A comple6% multi-layered mystery adventure% ",atchmen" is set in an alternate >?EF America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society% and the "8oomsday 3loc#" - which charts the D9A$s tension with the 9oviet Dnion - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. ,hen one of his former colleagues is murdered% the washed-up but no less determined mas#ed vigilante ;orschach sets out to uncover a plot to #ill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion - a ragtag group of retired superheroes% only one of whom has true powers - ;orschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with lin#s to their shared past and catastrophic conse7uences for the future. 1heir mission is to watch over humanity...but who is watching the watchmenG

THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND

Comedy, 'omance 8ma %hurman, Colin )irth, Je..rey Dean "organ, Sam She<ard, 3sa+ella 'ossellini "arch 2;, 2009 !ew "or# firefighter &atric# 9ullivan had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smo#e - especially as the unwitting% second-hand recipient of advice from famed love e6pert and radio host 8r. Emma Lloyd. +ne day he is a happy% goluc#y guy loo#ing forward to a life with his soon-to-be-bride. 1he ne6t thing you #now% his fiancIe 9ophia is see#ing couples counseling on the radio from 8r. Lloyd. 1he no-nonsense% ever practical 8r. Lloyd 7uestions 9ophia$s concept of romantic love and advises her to brea# their engagement% which she swiftly does. 0ut when &atric# and his computer-savvy neighbor decide to give 8r. Lloyd a taste of her own medicine and "accidentally" /oin them in holy matrimony - something that doesn$t go over too well with her fiancIe (played by 3olin <irth) -- it isn$t long before they learn that sometimes even an e6pert in love needs a second opinion...

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS

Animation 'eese 5ithers<oon, Hugh 1aurie, 5ill Arnett, Seth 'ogen, 'ainn 5ilson, Ste<hen Col+ert, Kie.er Sutherland, *aul 'udd "arch 2;, 2009 ,hen 3alifornia girl 9usan 4urphy is une6pectedly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gun#% she mysteriously grows to J?-feet->>-inches tall and is instantly labeled a "monster" named =inormica. 1he military /umps into action% and she is captured and held in a secret government compound. 1he world learns that the military has been 7uietly rounding up other monsters over the years. 1his ragtag group consists of the brilliant but insect-headed 8r. 3oc#roach% &h.8.* the macho half-ape% half-fish 1he 4issing Lin#* the gelatinous and indestructible 0.+.0.* and the @FH-foot grub called 2nsectosaurus. 1heir confinement time is cut short however% when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country. As a last resort% under the guidance of =eneral ,.;. 4onger (on a desperate order from 1he &resident)% the motley crew of 4onsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction.

KNOWING
Sci6)i, %hriller &icolas Cage, 'ose Byrne, Chandler Canter+ury "arch 20, 2009 2n >?FE% as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school% a group of students is as#ed to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. 0ut one of the students% a mysterious girl who seems to hear whispered voices% fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. <ast forward FH years to the present A new generation of students e6amines the contents of the time capsule and the girl$s cryptic message ends up in the hands of young 3aleb 4yles. 0ut it is 3aleb$s father% professor 1ed 4yles (!icolas 3age)% who ma#es the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates% death tolls and coordinates of every ma/or disaster of the past FH years. As 1ed further unravels the document$s secrets% he reali'es it foretells three additional events-the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve 1ed and his son. ,hen 1ed$s attempts to alert the authorities fall on deaf ears% he ta#es it upon himself to try to prevent more destruction from ta#ing place. 1his gripping supernatural thriller charts one man$s faltering steps towards belief in the ultimate order of the universe even as he finds himself surrounded by mounting chaos. ,ith the reluctant help of 8iana ,helan (;ose 0yrne) and Abby% the daughter and granddaughter of the now-deceased author of the cryptic prophecies% 1ed$s increasingly desperate efforts ta#e him on a heart-pounding race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster-and the ultimate sacrifice.

FAST

FURIOUS

Action 4in Diesel, *aul 5alker, "ichelle 'odrigue0, Jordana Brewster, John 7rti0, 1a0 Alonso A<ril (, 2009 :in 8iesel and &aul ,al#er reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed -- "<ast and <urious." Heading bac# to the streets where it all began% they re/oin 4ichelle ;odrigue' and 5ordana 0rewster to blast muscle% tuner and e6otic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the 4e6ican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller. ,hen a crime brings them bac# to L.A.% fugitive e6-con 8om 1oretto (8iesel) reignites his feud with agent 0rian +$3onner (,al#er). 0ut as they are forced to confront a shared enemy% 8om and 0rian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmanuever him. And from convoy heists to precision tunnel crawls across international lines% two men will find the best way to get revenge push the limits of what$s possible behind the wheel.

DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION
Action, Ad!enture, )antasy Justin Chatwin, James "arsters, Jamie Chung, ,mmy 'ossum, ,riko %amura, Joon *ark, Chow /un6)at A<ril =, 2009 A0ased onB 1he King &iccolo 9aga A8ragonballB% also #nown as the &iccolo 8aimaoh 9aga (8emon Lord &iccolo 9aga) is the penultimate saga from the anime 8ragonball. 2t occurs after the 1ien 9hinhan 9aga and precedes the &iccolo 5unior 9aga. 2t includes the battles between =o#u and King &iccolo$s sons% =o#u$s first encounter with the 9amurai warrior% "a/irobe% =o#u$s 7uest to find the Holy ,ater% his final battle with young King &iccolo% and the birth of &iccolo 5unior. Appearances also made by "amcha and 0ulma but regretably not &u$ar or +olong% nor even Krillin. +6 King and his 8aughter 3hi 3hi are speculated.

ANGELS

DEMONS

!-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE

Action, Drama, )antasy, Sci6)i, %hriller Hugh Jackman, Kodi Smit6"c*hee, 1ie! Schrei+er, Danny Huston, 'yan 'eynolds, %aylor Kitsch, 1ynn Collins, will i am, Dominic "onaghan, Daniel Henney "ay #, 2009 Dsing several resources that include the 4arvel 3omics lore% along with the more recent ,eapon K graphic novels by <ran# 4iller% ",olverine" mi6es action with an origin story about how Logan emerged from a barbaric e6periment as an indestructible mutant with retractable ra'orsharp claws.

%hriller %om Hanks, Ayelet >urer, ,wan "c-regor, *ier.rancesco )a!ino, August )redrik "y #@, 2009 1he team behind the global phenomenon "1he 8a :inci 3ode" returns for the highly anticipated "Angels M 8emons%" based upon the bestselling novel by 8an 0rown. 1om Han#s reprises his role as Harvard religious e6pert ;obert Langdon% who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing% even murder% to advance their goals. ;on Howard again directs the film% which is produced by 0rian =ra'er% ;on Howard% and 5ohn 3alley. 1he screenplay is by 8avid Koepp and A#iva =oldsman. ,hen Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood #nown as the 2lluminati - the most powerful underground organi'ation in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the e6istence of the secret organi'ation$s most despised enemy the 3atholic 3hurch. ,hen Langdon learns that the cloc# is tic#ing on an unstoppable 2lluminati time bomb% he /ets to ;ome% where he /oins forces with :ittoria :etra% a beautiful and enigmatic 2talian scientist. Embar#ing on a nonstop% action-pac#ed hunt through sealed crypts% dangerous catacombs% deserted cathedrals% and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth% Langdon and :etra will follow a JHH-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mar# the :atican$s only hope for survival.

TERMINATOR SALVATION
Action, Ad!enture, Sci6)i, %hriller Christian Bale, Sam 5orthington, Anton /elchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, "oon Bloodgood "ay 22, 2009 2n the highly anticipated new installment of "1he 1erminator" film franchise% set in postapocalyptic (H>E% 3hristian 0ale stars as 5ohn 3onnor% the man fated to lead the human resistance against 9#ynet and its army of 1erminators. 0ut the future 3onnor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of 4arcus ,right (9am ,orthington)% a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. 3onnor must decide whether 4arcus has been sent from the future% or rescued from the past. As 9#ynet prepares its final onslaught% 3onnor and 4arcus both embar# on an odyssey that ta#es them into the heart of 9#ynet$s operations% where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of man#ind.

STAR TREK
Sci6)i John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce -reenwood, Simon *egg, Chris *ine, >achary ?uinto, 5inona 'yder, >oe Saldana, Karl 8r+an, Anton /elchin, ,ric Bana, 1eonard &imoy, "arlene )orte "ay =, 2009 1he film e6plores the origins of 5ames 1. Kir#% 9poc# and the crew of the D99 Enterprise from the original "9tar 1re#" series and how these iconic characters came together. According to rumors% the story involves an elder 9poc# (!imoy) and a group of ;omulans (led by !ero% played by 0ana) being transplanted into the past where 9poc# must prevent the ;omulans from irreparably damaging the timeline. 1o do so% he will have to enlist the assistance of his younger self (Luinto).

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN

Comedy, )amily, )antasy Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank A0aria, 'o+in 5illiams, 'icky -er!ais, 7wen 5ilson, ,d Helms, Christo<her -uest, Jon Bernthal, Bill Hader, Alain Cha+at "ay 22, 2009 9e7uel to the bo6 office hit will bring the dead presidents and e6tinct animals of the "4useum at the 4useum" bac# to life. +riginal film featured single father Larry 8aley (0en 9tiller)% as he grudgingly accepts the supposedly menial graveyard shift as a security guard at the !atural History 4useum. 1o his utter astonishment and disbelief% Larry watches in shoc# and awe as% one by one% the primeval beasts and storied icons that surround him stir magically to life - and total havoc ensues.

UP
Ad!enture, Animation, Comedy ,d Asner, Christo<her *lummer, John 'at0en+erger, Delroy 1indo, Jordan &agai "ay 29, 2009 <rom 8isneyN&i6ar comes ODp%P a comedy adventure about QE-year-old balloon salesman 3arl <redric#sen% who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of 9outh America. 0ut he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip an overly optimistic E-year-old ,ilderness E6plorer named ;ussell. <rom the Academy AwardR-nominated director &ete 8octer (4onsters% 2nc.)% 8isneyN&i6arCs ODpP invites you on a hilarious /ourney into a lost world% with the least li#ely duo on Earth. ODpP will be presented in 8isney 8igital @-8 in select theaters.

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS

Ad!enture, Animation, Comedy, )amily 'ay 'omano, John 1egui0amo, Denis 1eary, ?ueen 1ati.ah July #, 2009 1he continuing adventures of 4anny% 9id M 8iego.

PUBLIC ENEMIES
Crime, Drama, %hriller Johnny De<<, Christian Bale, Da!id 5enham, Ste<hen -raham, "arion Cotillard, Channing %atum, 1eelee So+ieski July #st, 2009 An adaptation of 0rian 0urrough$s boo# "&ublic Enemies America$s =reatest 3rime ,ave and the 0irth of the <02% >?@@-J@%" the film centers on the government$s attempt to stop 5ohn 8illinger and his gang. 8epp is playing 8illinger to 0ale$s famed <02 agent 4elvin &urvis. ,enham is playing &ete &ierpont% a member of 8illinger$s crew who has a violent hostility to all authority. 0ritish actor =raham will portray 0aby <ace !elson.

THE PROPOSAL
Comedy, 'omance Sandra Bullock, 'yan 'eynolds, "alin Akerman, "ary Steen+urgen, Craig % &elson, Aasi. "and!i, 7scar &une0, "ini Anden June #2, 2009 ,hen high-powered boo# editor 4argaret (9andra 0ulloc#) faces deportation to her native 3anada% the 7uic#-thin#ing e6ec declares that she$s actually engaged to her unsuspecting put-upon assistant Andrew (;yan ;eynolds)% who she$s tormented for years. He agrees to participate in the charade% but with a few conditions of his own. 1he unli#ely couple heads to Alas#a to meet his 7uir#y family (4ary 9teenburgen% 3raig 1. !elson% 0etty ,hite) and the always-in-control city girl finds herself in one comedic fish-out-of-water situation after another. ,ith an impromptu wedding in the wor#s and an immigration official on their tails% 4argaret and Andrew reluctantly vow to stic# to the plan despite the precarious conse7uences.

2"12
Action, Ad!enture, Drama John Cusack, Amanda *eet, Chiwetel ,Bio.or, Danny -lo!er, %handie &ewton, 7li!er *latt, %homas "cCarthy, 5oody Harrelson, Chin Han July #0, 2009 "(H>(" revolves a family who goes on vacation in 8ecember (H>(% /ust as the 4ayan calendar is coming to a close. +ver the decades% many have prophesi'ed that the world will end when the ancient calendar ceases on 8ec. (>% (H>(.

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE TRANSFORMERS 2: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Action, Ad!enture, Sci6)i Shia 1aBeou., "egan )oA, Josh Duhamel, %yrese -i+son, John %urturro, 3sa+el 1ucas, 'ainn 5ilson June 2$, 2009 +ptimus &rime and the rest of the Autobots return for the live action follow up to 4ichael 0ay$s (HHQ bloc#buster "1ransformers." Action, Ad!enture, )antasy Daniel 'adcli..e, 'u<ert -rint, ,mma 5atson, Helena Bonham Carter, Da!id Bradley July #;, 2009 1he war against :oldemort is not going well* even 4uggle governments are noticing. ;on scans the obituary pages of the 8aily &rophet% loo#ing for familiar names. 8umbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time% and the +rder of the &hoeni6 has already suffered losses. And yet... As in all wars% life goes on. 9i6th-year students learn to Apparate - and lose a few eyebrows in the process. 1he ,easley twins e6pand their business. 1eenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. 3lasses are never straightforward% though Harry receives some e6traordinary help from the mysterious Half-0lood &rince. 9o it$s the home front that ta#es center stage in the multilayered si6th installment of the story of Harry &otter. Here at Hogwarts% Harry will search for the full and comple6 story of the boy who became Lord :oldemort - and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.

G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA

Action, Ad!enture Dennis ?uaid, Channing %atum, Sienna "iller, 'ay *ark, 'achel &ichols, Adewale Akinnuoye6Ag+aBe, Said %aghmaoui, "arlon 5ayans, Jose<h -ordon61e!itt August ;, 2009 "=.2. 5oe%" the live-action feature based on Hasbro$s line of action figures. ,hile some remember the character from its gung-ho fighting man $)Hs incarnation% he$s evolved. =.2. 5oe is now a 0russels-based outfit that stands for =lobal 2ntegrated 5oint +perating Entity% an international co-ed force of operatives who use hi-tech e7uipment to battle 3obra% an evil organi'ation headed by a double-crossing 9cottish arms dealer. 1he property is closer in tone to "K-4en" and 5ames 0ond than a war film.

AVATAR
Action, Sci6)i, %hriller Sam 5orthington, >oe Saldana, Sigourney 5ea!er, "ichelle 'odrigue0, -io!anni 'i+isi, Joel Da!id "oore, CCH *ounder, *eter "ensah, 1a0 Alonso Decem+er #=, 2009 "Avatar" is the story of a wounded e6marine% thrust unwillingly into an effort to settle and e6ploit an e6otic planet rich in bio-diversity% who eventually crosses over to lead the indigenous race in a battle for survival.

THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

)antasy Heath 1edger, Christo<her *lummer, 4erne %royer, %om 5aits %BA 2009 1he 2maginarium of 8octor &arnassus is a fantastical morality tale% set in the present day. 2t tells the story of 8r &arnassus and his e6traordinary $2maginarium$% a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and /oy or dar#ness and gloom. 0lessed with the e6traordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others% 8r &arnassus is cursed with a dar# secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil% 4r !ic#% in which he won immortality. 4any centuries later% on meeting his one true love% 8r &arnassus made another deal with the devil% trading his immortality for youth% on condition that when his first-born reached its >)th birthday he or she would become the property of 4r !ic#. :alentina is now rapidly approaching this $coming of age$ milestone and 8r &arnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. 4r !ic# arrives to collect but% always #een to ma#e a bet% renegotiates the wager. !ow the winner of :alentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild% comical and compelling characters in his /ourney% 8r &arnassus promises his daughter$s hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. 2n this captivating% e6plosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time% 8r &arnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles - and undo the mista#es of his past once and for all...

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Action, Drama, 5ar Brad *itt, Diane Kruger, "elanie 1aurent, Christo<h 5alt0, Daniel Bruhl, ,li 'oth, Samm 1e!ine, B J &o!ak, %il Schweiger, -edeon Burkhard, *aul 'ust August 2#, 2009 2nglourious 0asterds begins in =ermanoccupied <rance% where 9hosanna 8reyfus (4Ilanie Laurent) witnesses the e6ecution of her family at the hand of !a'i 3olonel Hans Landa (3hristoph ,alt'). 9hosanna narrowly escapes and flees to &aris% where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe% Lieutenant Aldo ;aine (0rad &itt) organi'es a group of 5ewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as "1he 0asterds%" ;aine$s s7uad /oins =erman actress and undercover agent 0ridget :on Hammersmar# (8iane Kruger) on a mission to ta#e down the leaders of 1he 1hird ;eich. <ates converge under a cinema mar7uee% where 9hosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own...

THE SURROGATES
Action, Sci6)i, %hriller Bruce 5illis, 4ing 'hames, 'adha "itchell, 'osamund *ike, &ed 4aughn, Jack &oseworthy, James -inty, Boris KodBoe Se<tem+er 2@th, 2009 <02 agents (0ruce ,illis and ;adha 4itchell) investigate the mysterious murder of a college student lin#ed to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to purchase unflawed robotic versions of themselvesSfit% good loo#ing remotely controlled machines that ultimately assume their life rolesSenabling people to e6perience life vicariously from the comfort and safety of their own homes. 1he murder spawns a 7uest for answers in a world of mas#s% who$s real and who can you trustG

SPY HUNTER
Action Dwayne C%he 'ockC Johnson %BA 2009 2n this adaptation of the >?E@ video game% 1he ;oc# will play a former <->F pilot Alec 9ects who /oins a government agency called 2nternational Espionage 9ervices (2E9) and a group called 9py Hunters. ,ith his e6perimental car the =-)>FF 2nterceptor% Alec and the 9py Hunters are told to bring down the leader of an organi'ation called !+91;A 2nternational% 8aemon 3urry. +f course this organi'ation wants world domination and are e7uipped with their own high-tech gear.

PLANET #1
Action, Ad!enture, Animation, )antasy, Sci6)i Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin 1ong, Seann 5illiam Scott, -ary 7ldman, John Cleese &o!em+er 20th, 2009 Animated sci-fi tale set on "&lanet F>%" whose inhabitants live in fear of an alien invasion. 1heir paranoia is reali'ed when astronaut 3apt. 3harles "3huc#" 0a#er arrives from Earth. 0efriended by a young resident% the astronaut has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and return home.

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